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Could Using Emergency Contraceptive Pills Cause Bleeding?
Last week I had sex with my boyfriend and the condom broke so I took plan b within the 72 hours of having sex. Its been about 5-6 days now and I have felt any symptoms whatsoever. However, earlier today I started feeling urges to use the bathroom excessively when my body didn't really have urine to release. Then after a couple of times I noticed that instead of urine it was blood every time I used the bathroom. Could this be an effect of using Plan B? or could this be a UTI?
Mon, 25 Jul 2016
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Yes emergency contraceptive pill cause bleeding. It is due to progesterone withdrawal as ECP contain high progesterone. It will occur after 5-7 days after taking ECP in most of cases. It will disappear in 3-5 days. So bleeding is normal physiological phenomenon.
UTI chance is less. But for can for urine test to clear your doubt.
After using I pill, Period may delayed by 1-2 week because of hormonal imbalance and sterss. So if period will delay by 8-10 days then go for pregnancy test to exclude the pregnancy.
Hope this may help you
Best regards
Dr. Sagar
Understand your concern
Yes emergency contraceptive pill cause bleeding. It is due to progesterone withdrawal as ECP contain high progesterone. It will occur after 5-7 days after taking ECP in most of cases. It will disappear in 3-5 days. So bleeding is normal physiological phenomenon.
UTI chance is less. But for can for urine test to clear your doubt.
After using I pill, Period may delayed by 1-2 week because of hormonal imbalance and sterss. So if period will delay by 8-10 days then go for pregnancy test to exclude the pregnancy.
Hope this may help you
Best regards
Dr. Sagar
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URGE TO PASS URINE COULD BE AN URINARY INFECTION . It depends on what date of your menustrual cycle you had taken plan b pill.If it was taken after 18 to 20 days it could be your menustrual bleeding.However you need to test your urine and decide accordingly.Plan b pill can cause alterations in menses
URGE TO PASS URINE COULD BE AN URINARY INFECTION . It depends on what date of your menustrual cycle you had taken plan b pill.If it was taken after 18 to 20 days it could be your menustrual bleeding.However you need to test your urine and decide accordingly.Plan b pill can cause alterations in menses
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